Farmers and forest producers from Tanzania urge the government to fight climate change impact
16/12/2021
In the first week of October 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Tanzania, organized a workshop for Farmers and Forest...
First-ever FAO digital field trip takes FMM Resource Partners on the ground
09/12/2021
On 9 December 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) launched FAO’s first-ever digital field trip targeted towards FMM Resource Partners -...
Leveraging human rights to improve the life of family farmers
07/12/2021
Family farmers are needed for the transformation of agrifood systems. The facts speak for themselves: they produce over 80% of the food in the...
The Importance of Flexible Funding in the Era of COVID-19
03/12/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is a painful reminder that things don’t always happen the way we want them to. The world has been experiencing a confluence of...
Reducing the gender gap in the fisheries sector for sustainable food systems in Small Island Developing States
29/11/2021
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility...
Entrepreneurial skills to empower rural women in Cambodia
03/11/2021
Between 20 and 24 September 2021, a group of 20 government officials and extension practitioners in Cambodia attended a virtual Training of Trainers...
How rural radio has improved agricultural practices for Tanzanian farmers
19/08/2021
Radio programs give rural communities an opportunity for their voices to be heard “I know that I am privileged to listen and follow different programmes...
Empowering Tunisian youth to invest in agri-food systems
14/07/2021
In an effort to foster inclusive territorial development and combat the high youth unemployment rates in Tunisia, FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism...
Gender, value chains and sustainable tourism in Small Island Developing States
01/07/2021
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility...
A paradigm shift in development interventions through community engagement
24/06/2021
On Tuesday, 22 June 2021, the last webinar in the “Community Engagement Days” series, entitled "Community Engagement for Collective Action," was held...
FMM Resource Partner Consultation, June 2021: evaluation of the Mechanism and record growth
17/06/2021
On Tuesday, 8 June 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism held its first Resource Partners Consultation of the year. Resource Partners represented...
Community Engagement enhances participation in assessing results and impact
19/05/2021
On Tuesday, 18 May 2021, the fourth of five webinars in the “Community Engagement Days” series was held via zoom. Organized by the Dimitra Clubs Team...
New Zealand joins the FMM ramping up efforts to build back better after the pandemic
14/05/2021
On 30 April 2021, New Zealand, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), officially signed an agreement to contribute funds to the Flexible...
Fostering community engagement for resilience and peace
29/04/2021
On Thursday 22 March 2021, the third of a series of five webinars called “Community Engagement Days” was held. Organized by the Dimitra Clubs Team of...
Charting a “path to recovery and wellbeing” on 2021’s International Day of Forests
19/03/2021
When Alfayo Mayemba went out on a hot sunny day and counted the trees on his farm in Kombi village in Tanzania, he probably wasn’t thinking about saving...
Leveraging Community Engagement to enhance gender equality and women's empowerment
15/03/2021
On Thursday, 11 March 2021, the second of five webinar series on “Community Engagement Days” took place. The event was organized by the Dimitra Clubs...
Tapping into Community Engagement for Empowerment
03/03/2021
On Thursday, 18 February 2021 the first of a series of five webinars called “Community Engagement Days” was successfully launched. Organized by the...
FMM partner updates: new and renewed contributions for tackling unprecedented challenges
22/02/2021
Despite being a year of unprecedented slowdown of activities, 2020 witnessed a time of growth in financial volume and renewed commitment to FAO’s Flexible...
FAOs’ Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism - Strategic Dialogue: Transforming our food systems is now more important than ever
15/12/2020
FAO hosted the virtual Resource Partner Strategic Dialogue of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) on 27 November 2020. All eight contributing...
Director-General praises FAO partners and invites them to scale up funding for agri-food systems transformation and sustainable agriculture
27/11/2020
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today thanked Members of the Flexible Multi-Partner...